How 'Mom O' Changed Our Lives: Oprah Winfrey's Students Share Their Powerful Stories

Without Oprah Winfrey, Mpumi Nobiva probably wouldn’t have gone to high school. Now she has a Master’s Degree and is an international speaker. Before Winfrey entered her life, Nobiva’s family was concerned it would be too dangerous for her to attend high school.
“It’s very common for a girl to go to school and get raped or get kidnapped,” says Nobiva, 25. According to the South African government, 1 in 4 women are sexually assaulted in the country, and 66 perc